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Abstract Assessment of standing plantar pressure is useful for answering many questions regarding the association between plantar pressure distribution and lower-extremity posture and its relationship with Body mass index in children. Purpose: This study aimed to assess the possible effect of body mass index and foot arch type on peak and average plantar pressure distribution in children during standing. Design: This is a primary, observational, cross- sectional study at primary and elementary schools in Talhka City, Dakahlia district, Egypt. Subjects: Ninety children of both sexes (47 girls and 43 boys) participated in this study group their age from 6 to 12 years without any with recent Fractures or surgeries, open Wounds at the lower limb or any fixed deformities in the lower limbs or any allergy for ink. The body mass index of the study group revealed that 36 (40%) of children were of normal weight, 15 (16.7%) were overweight, 7 (7.8%) were obese, 32 (35.6%) of children were underweight categorized according to CDC age for BMI growth charts for boys and girls aged from 2 to 20 years and for foot arch type children with Normal arch type 42 (46.7%)with flat arch foot 42 (46.7%)and with high arch foot 6 (6.7%) , Methods: after calculation of BMI for every child and define the type of foot arch using Staheli arch index, plantar pressure distribution estimation was done when each child stand bare-foot on the pressure plate (part from podograph system). Statistical analysis: The level of significance for all statistical tests was set at p < 0.05. All statistical tests were performed through the statistical package for social studies (SPSS) version 22 for windows. (IBM SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Results: This can conclude that There was a significant difference in peak and average plantar pressure of the right and the left foot between different body mass indexes in children during standing, There was no significant difference in the average pressure of the left foot between groups, There was no significant difference in peak pressure of the right foot and the left foot between subjects with normal foot and subjects with flatfoo |